Moving Picture World (Aug 1919)

August 16, 1919 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1011 a cheat of Community silver. Miss Helen Lowltz has assumed the position occupied by Miss Parker. The Kelcy Brothers have taken over the Ideal Theatre, Johnstown, and are remodeling: and improving the premises In many ways. New projection equipment, including Powers 6B machines. Gold Fibre Screen and other equipment is being installed. Louisville News Letter Free Pictures for Church. ANNOUNCEMENT was made at Lexington, on July 25, that the Woodland Christian Church would introduce free moving pictures in its house of worship for the entertainment of the congregation. It was announced that the first showing would include a two reel drama, a one reel comedy and a musical program. The Brotherhood Bible Class of the church, under the direction of J. W. Porter; is engineering the plan. i»l ay Be Hade Permanent Feature. If this proves successful it will be made a permanent feature of the church program. So far as is known this is the first church in the state to show a comedy or drama for the edification of the congregation, although strictly Biblical pictures were shown at Paducah, a year or more ago. The action at Lexington coming so closely on the heels of the crusade by the ministerial union against Sunday shows is creating widespread interest. Camp Taylor Houses Closing. Theatres at Camp Taylor have practically all been closed for several weeks, due to the fact that the camp is almost deserted, and stores, restaurants and other business concerns are giving up their teases as fast as they expire. However, announcement has just been made to the effect that a large division of the regular army will be quartered regularly at the camp as soon as it returns from overseas, with the result that the outlook for the camp theatres as well as downtown Louisville houses has improved from the military standpoint. Buckingham to He-open. Announcement has been made in Louisville that the Buckingham Theatre. Second and Jefferson streets, will be leased for stage attractions or as a moving picture theatre by Col. James P. Whallen. This theatre for many years was the leading burlesque house of the district, but has been closed for two years. Picture Organist Talks. Carl Wiseman who has been playing at the Alamo Theatre for the past three years, has given several excellent talks recently in connection with his work, making one address before the Kentucky Educational Association under the general topic: "The Possibilities of Educating the General Public through the Medium of the Motion Picture Organist." Mr. Wiseman came to Louisville from New York, has been head of the organ division of the Louisville Conservatory of Music, and organist at St. Paul Episcopal Church. In September he goes to the First Unitarian Church. Short News Item. At Shelbyville, Kentucky, J. C. Waslington has leased a lot at Sixth and Clay street for an airdome, and secured sanction of the city council, which refused a permit for such a show on Washington street, between Sixth and Seventh. At Hellier, Kentucky, the Hellier Amusement Company, capital $3,000, has been chartered by G. A. Bickford. W. E. Johnston and others. P. B. Gibson has started work on his new moving picture theatre at Russell, which Is on the C. & O. lines, and a considerable railroad town. At Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the Princess Theatre has been sold by Dr. William Gallagher to interests from Sheffield, Ala. The Victory Theatre, Whitesburg, Kentucky, In a rich coal and timber region, has been opened by A. Blacker, of Louis' DETROIT IS PLANNING MORE HOUSES Eight New Picture Theatres Are Now Promised For Completion Before the Ending of This Year AMONG the newest Detroit Theatres promised for erection before the end of the current year are: Allen Brothers; one by Jacob Schevitz on Russell street, near Alger; Reviera Theatre, on Grand avenue and the car line loop; one on Michigan avenue by Herman Kremer; another on Michigan avenue by Anthony Grzenski; one on East Jefferson by George Harrison and associates; one on Mack avenue by George Zick, and one on the oakman Boulevard. Mk-higan Screen ( lull Meets. The Michigan Screen Club held its July meeting at Wampers Lake, near Adrian, as guests of Elwyn M. Simons, of the New Family Theatre. In addition to the business meeting there was boating, fishing and bathing. Among those who participated were Harvey Lipp and Glenn Cross, Battle Creek; Pete Frank and W. S. McLaren, of Jackson; Herb Weil, Port Huron; W. C. Watson, Bay City; Charles Garfield, Flint; J. R. Denniston, Monroe; Fred Wuerth, Ann Arbor; Claude Cady, Lansing; Lew Barnes, Kalamazoo; Ernie Keyser and Elwyn Simons, Adrian; and Jacob Smith, Moving Picture World. Another House for Adrian. Elwyn M. Simons, of the New Family Theatre, announces the purchase of property in Adrian, on which he will erect a new theatre as soon as present leases expire. The house will seat not less than 750 people. Mr. Simons and associates now operate the Family and Garden Theatres in Adrian. Realart Increases Staff. C. G. Kingsley, Detroit manager for ltealart Pictures, announces the appointment of Harry Hondorf as his assistant, and Miss H. Kingsbury as booker. Mr. Hondorf was recently with Metro, while Miss Kingsbury comes direct from the Fox exchange. (iibltons Goes to Fox. Miles Gibbons, Detroit Fox manager, announces the appointment of Ira H. Cohen as Detroit city salesman and ;is ville; and Tony Raneiri, who purchas: the Collins Brown interests in the White burg Theatre. At Huntington, Tennessee. Mrs. Linn M. Carter has rented the old Circuit Cou 100m, in which she will operate a movir picture theatre.. Charles (Cy) Reinhardt, who made fan with Fields Minstrels, has been singing ; the Mary Anderson Theatre, with succes the > n in L ille. sistant in the sales department. Mr. Cohen was with Metro for the past eight months and prior to that time was for nearly four years with the Universal In its Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati exchanges. Three Houses Open. Three theatres have opened during the past ten days: The New Maltz Theatre, Alpena, which is one of the Fitzpatrick and McElroy houses; the New Palace Theatre, Charlevoix, owned by L. A. Moon, and the New Strand, in Flint, Lester Matt's house, which has been completely remodelled and enlarged. Colonial Will Put on Vaudeville. Warren and Cohen, of Detroit, confirm the report that their Colonial Theatre will play Marcus Loew vaudeville starting Labor Day. It will also play big feature pictures, as its policy will be continuous shows from noon to eleven P. M. < odd Greta Vdrian House. Robert Codd, manager of the Strand, Niles and the Lincoln, Owosso, announces that he and his associates have leased the Crosswell Opera House, Adrian, Mich., and that they will spend $10,000 in improvements, opening the house as a picture playhouse in September. Harry Guest with Goldwyn. Harry Guest has taken up his position as manager of Goldwyn's exploitation department in Detroit. Ground Broken for New Allen. Ground has been broken for the new Allen Brothers' theatre which is to be erected on Woodward avenue, between Petersboro and Watson streets, and which will cost $600,000 and seat 2.000 people. Its completion is expected in the spring of 1920. Short Notes. The Riviera Theatre Co., of Detroit, has capitalized for $250,000. The stockholders are W. C. Quimby, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; H. A. Ross and Herbert Woodhead, Detroit. Bert Weddige, of the Michigan Motion Picture Supply Co., who recently returned from an extended Eastern trip and an inspection of the Simplex factory (for which he is Michigan distributor), has placed an order for two carloads of Simplex projection machines to keep pace with orders. Earl Hennesy, recent manager for the William L. Sherry Service, has resigned to become special representative for the Minter-United Amusements. I The Fatal Ace of Spades and the Man Who Dealt It to Himself in "The Gambler*." Harry Morey sends himself to jail in order to save his father in his latest Vitagraph from the play by Charles Klein.